Hate crimes on increase – Statistics Canada
Police-reported hate crime on the rise, Statistics Canada says Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. (The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick) The Canadian Press...
Diversity mural unveiled in Ottawa
More than 60 people worked on 9-storey butterfly mural called ‘Transformation’ Hindia Mohammoud, left, is the director of the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership. She and artist...
YM-YWCA hosts citizenship ceremony
Wednesday 10 October 2018 The Taggart Family YM-YWCA on Argyle Avenue was the scene of a special citizenship ceremony organised by Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada during which 40...
Police census reveals racial divide
Police reverse discrimination fears unsurprising: equity council co-chair ‘They need to share how they feel, and then we can start the conversation around the solutions’: Ketcia Peters Giacomo Panico · CBC...
Ottawa Police gets Community Equity Council
12 named to revamped Ottawa police community outreach group Matthew Kupfer · CBC News · Oct 29, 2018 Sahada Alolo is the manager of community engagement with the Multifaith Housing Initiative. She...
New Funding for Black Canadian Youth
The Government of Canada Announces New Funding for Black Canadian Youth Canadian Heritage to provide $9...
Afro Caribbean Cultural studio celebrates anniversary
Youthful dancers light up the floor Photo copyright Black Ottawa Scene Saturday 8 September All roads seemed to lead to 40 Collonade Road in Ottawa’s west end, as...
Grannies to ride 260-km for AIDS victims in Africa
Local grannies gear up for 260-km ride to help AIDS victims in Africa WAYNE SCANLAN Updated: August 21, 2018 Left to right, Shirley Mander, Marg Terrett, Diane Thomson, Stella...
Fired woman fined for branding ex-employer racist
Fired woman fined $6,000 for protests branding ex-employer racist Norman Provencher August 15, 2018 An Ottawa woman has been ordered to pay $6,000 in damages after she accused...
Dapo Agoro Fun Day
Saturday 18 August, 2018 Dapo Agoro was a young man full of promise, talented and compassionate, but cut down in his prime by a senseless act of violence as he...